As previously reported on NME.COM, the Australian leg is part of an international expansion of V Festival by owner and entrepreneur Richard Branson, who announced in September 2006 that the bash - which last year took place in the UK as well as the US and Canada - was also looking for sites in Italy, Spain and South America.

The dates and details are as follows.

Sydney Centennial Park (March 31) – full lineup
Gold Coast Avica Resort (April 1) – full lineup
Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl (3) - Pet Shop Boys, Groove Armada, Gnarls Barkley and The Rapture with more to be announced
Adelaide Memorial Drive (3) - Pixies, Jarvis Cocker and Phoenix with more to be announced
Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl (4) - Pixies, Jarvis Cocker and Phoenix with more to be announced
Adelaide Memorial Drive (4) - Pet Shop Boys, Groove Armada, Gnarls Barkley and The Rapture with more to be announced